2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final

The 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 51st edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final
Event2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
UANL América
1 4
on aggregate
First leg
UANL América
0 2
DateApril 20, 2016
VenueEstadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
RefereeRoberto García (Mexico)
Attendance39,293
Second leg
América UANL
2 1
DateApril 27, 2016
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeFernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Attendance80,000

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and América. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 20, 2016, while the second leg was hosted by América at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on April 27, 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.[2]

América defeated UANL 4–1 on aggregate to win their second consecutive and seventh overall CONCACAF club title.[3][4]

Background

For the sixth time in eight seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 11th straight year and 32nd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).

América were the defending champions and also the record holders of six CONCACAF club titles (1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014–15), which they achieved in last year's final, where they beat Montreal Impact.

This was the first CONCACAF club final of UANL, although they had played in a continental club final before, where as a guest team they lost in last year's Copa Libertadores final to River Plate.

Road to the final
Further information: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

UANL Round América
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Bye Matchday 1 Motagua 4–0 (H)
Isidro Metapán 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Walter Ferretti 1–0 (H)
Herediano 1–1 (A) Matchday 3 Bye
Bye Matchday 4 Walter Ferretti 3–1 (A)
Isidro Metapán 2–1 (A) Matchday 5 Bye
Herediano 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 Motagua 1–1 (A)
Group B winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 UANL 4 8
2 Herediano 4 5
3 Isidro Metapán 4 3
Source: CONCACAF
 Final standings Group E winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 América 4 10
2 Motagua 4 7
3 Walter Ferretti 4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Seed 6 Seeding Seed 1
Real Salt Lake 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC 5–3 2–2 (A) 3–1 (H)
Querétaro 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semifinals Santos Laguna 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (a.e.t.) (H)

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.[2]

Matches

First leg
UANL 0–2 América
Report Benedetto  49'
Martínez  90+3'
Attendance: 39,293
UANL
América
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán 57'
RB2 Israel Jiménez
CB4 Hugo Ayala
CB3 Juninho (c)
LB24 José Rivas
RM25 Jürgen Damm 61'
CM19 Guido Pizarro
CM18 José Francisco Torres 70'
LM20 Javier Aquino
CF9 Rafael Sóbis 77'
CF10 André-Pierre Gignac
Substitutions:
GK22 Enrique Palos
DF6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF13 Antonio Briseño
MF8 Lucas Zelarrayán 77'
MF11 Damián Álvarez 61'
MF15 Manuel Viniegra
FW17 Héctor Mancilla 70'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
GK1 Hugo González 84'
RB17 Ventura Alvarado
CB2 Paolo Goltz
CB12 Pablo Aguilar 23'
LB6 Miguel Samudio
RM14 Rubens Sambueza (c)
CM21 José Guerrero 56'
CM10 Osvaldo Martínez
LM8 Andrés Andrade 88'
CF9 Darío Benedetto 70'
CF24 Oribe Peralta 90+2'
Substitutions:
GK39 Jonathan León
DF3 Gil Burón
DF4 Erik Pimentel 70'
DF15 Osmar Mares 88'
MF26 Francisco Rivera
MF33 Daniel Vázquez
FW32 Alejandro Díaz 90+2'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, hosted the first leg.

Assistant referees:[5]
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morin (Mexico)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Second leg
América 2–1 UANL
Arroyo  68'
Martínez  87' (pen.)		 Report Gignac  39'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

América
UANL
GK1 Hugo González
RB22 Paul Aguilar 43'
CB2 Paolo Goltz
CB12 Pablo Aguilar
LB6 Miguel Samudio
CM14 Rubens Sambueza (c)  43'
CM10 Osvaldo Martínez
CM8 Andrés Andrade 88'
RF31 Darwin Quintero 46'
CF9 Darío Benedetto 65'
LF24 Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
GK39 Jonathan León
DF4 Erik Pimentel 88'
DF15 Osmar Mares
DF17 Ventura Alvarado
MF21 José Daniel Guerrero 46'
MF26 Francisco Rivera
FW11 Michael Arroyo 68' 65'
Manager:
Ignacio Ambríz
GK1 Nahuel Guzmán
RB2 Israel Jiménez 69'
CB4 Hugo Ayala
CB3 Juninho (c)
LB6 Jorge Torres Nilo
CM29 Jesús Dueñas 78'
CM19 Guido Pizarro
RW20 Javier Aquino 82'
AM9 Rafael Sóbis
LW11 Damián Álvarez 45' 57'
CF10 André-Pierre Gignac 43'
Substitutions:
GK22 Enrique Palos
DF13 Antonio Briseño
DF24 José Rivas
MF8 Lucas Zelarrayán 82'
MF15 Manuel Viniegra
MF25 Jürgen Damm 57'
FW5 Fernando Fernández 69'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, shortly before the second leg.

Assistant referees:[6]
Juan Rangel (Mexico)
Andres Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

References
  1. "Dates and Matchups Set for 2015-16 SCCL Finals". CONCACAF.com. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. "Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  3. "Club America tops Tigres in SCCL final opener". CONCACAF.com. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. "Club America repeats as SCCL champion". CONCACAF.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. "SCCL Game Notes: Tigres v Club America". CONCACAF. April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. "SCCL Game Notes: Club America v Tigres". CONCACAF. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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